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Businessmen in Arms: How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the MENA Region

Businessmen in Arms: How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the MENA Region
Author: Elke Grawert;Zeinab Abul-Magd;Robert Springborg
Price: $113.00
ISBN-10: 1442254564
ISBN-13: 9781442254565
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The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers’ economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-state armed groups in Syria and Libya. Due to the combined power of business and arms, the military often manages to incorporate or quell competing groups and thus, to revert achievements of revolutionary movements.